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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Children
476. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding childminders who now seek Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67078/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Children
477. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders in the country; how that figure is calculated, the number of children for which they care; the number registered with Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67079/25]
John Connolly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Children
478. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of social workers employed by TUSLA in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67189/25]
Jen Cummins Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Children
479. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies, the number of children on the waitlist; and the current caseload of a centre (details supplied). [67208/25]
Robert Troy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
480. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the current waiting times to access speech and language therapy across CHO8, particularly at the Primary Care Centre, Mullingar; if she is aware that waiting times to access this service currently runs at 12-18 months; and if she will confirm the additional resources and personnel that will be put in place to reduce the wait for this e…
Robert Troy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
481. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for speech and language therapy for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [66856/25]
John Connolly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
482. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificates approved per county in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67192/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
483. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67213/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
484. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any plans for the establishment of rapid access diagnostic clinics for pancreatic cancer, similar to those for lung, breast, and prostate cancer; if she is aware of how transformative these clinics have been for the aforementioned cancer diagnoses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66763/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
485. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66764/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
486. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she plans to roll out a national awareness campaign for pancreatic cancer; if such a campaign would provide material for both medically trained and non-medically trained (patients, family, friends, carers) individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66766/25]
Paula Butterly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
487. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the development of the new cardiovascular plan following the April 2025 publication of the National Review of Cardiac Services (NRCS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66769/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
488. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the investment being made in rehabilitation and addiction services in County Kerry, given reports of increased drug use in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66771/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
489. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the extended waiting list time for an appointment for a person (details supplied); if there are any updates available for this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66773/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
490. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been referred to University Hospital Limerick for treatment of endometriosis is yet to receive an appointment date for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66804/25]
Carol Nolan Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
491. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken in terms of the ongoing health impact of infrasound noise from wind turbines on residents in Stonestown, Cloghan, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66822/25]
Brian Stanley Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
492. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if elective surgeries have been cancelled in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin; if so, to outline the reasons for such cancellations; when elective surgeries are expected to recommence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66828/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
493. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an audiology appointment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66835/25]
Denise Mitchell Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
494. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans for the establishment of rapid access diagnostic clinics for pancreatic cancer, similar to those which already exist for breast, prostate and lung cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66836/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
495. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to develop a national cardiovascular health plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66848/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
496. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card patients are being charged for routine blood tests by their general practitioners despite being covered by the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66849/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
497. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the funding which has been allocated to deliver the National Stroke Strategy from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66843/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
498. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to implement the recommendations of the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services report published in April 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66844/25]
Colm Burke Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
500. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the evaluation process for the current National Cancer Strategy will commence; the person in her Department is responsible for this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66865/25]